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Notable locations in Southwest Glades: Benbow Number Two (A), Benbow Number Three (B), Gramlin Number Two (C), Silver Lake Ranch (D), Citrus Center (E), Liberty Point Number Two Siding (F), Glades County Public Library (G), Moore Haven Correctional Facility (H), Moore Haven Volunteer Fire Department (I), Palmdale Volunteer Fire Department (J), Glades County Emergency Medical Services Station 1 (K), Glades County Emergency Medical Services Station 3 (L), Muce Volunteer Fire Department (M), Ortona Volunteer Fire Department (N), Indian Hills Volunteer Fire Department (O), Glades County Sheriff's Office (P), Glades County Emergency Management (Q), Glades County Sheriff's Office (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Southwest Glades include: Marco Christian Fellowship Church (A), Ortona Church (B), Saint Josephs Church (C), New Hope Baptist Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Church of God of Moore Haven (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Ortona Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Lykes Brothers Pond (A), W H Peeples Pond One (B), W H Peeples Pond Two (C), W H Peeples Pond Three (D), Lake Hicpochee (E), Jacks Lake (F), Picnic Lake (G), Rock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gopher Gully (A), Chaparral Slough (B), Turkey Branch (C), Rainey Slough (D), East Prong Pollywog Creek (E), Deadmans Branch (F), Cypress Branch (G), York Branch (H), Long Hammock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Southwest Glades include: Tom Lykes Park (1), Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Glades County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
| This place: |  2.7 people | | Florida: |  2.5 people |
| This place: | 60.9% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This place: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 16.2% | | Whole state: | 12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 8.8% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Southwest Glades, FL
People in group quarters in Southwest Glades:
- 686 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 187 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 3 people in other workers' dormitories
Southwest Glades compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (87%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- No fuel used (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Glades County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Southwest Glades (based on Glades County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.62%
| Here | | 32.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
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| Adherents | 49.5% | 35.6% | 6.4% | 2.7% | 5.8% |
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| Congregations | 18.2% | 36.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 27.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Glades County: | 0.90 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 2.71 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1 | Glades County: | 0.90 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | This county: | 2.71 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Glades County: | 11.5% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Glades County: | 32.1% | | State: | 23.7% |
10.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,870 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.79% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,491 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.44% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Southwest Glades:
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WAFC (590 AM; 5 kW; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
- WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
- WWCL (1440 AM; 5 kW; LEHIGH ACRES, FL; Owner: OLBOTA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Southwest Glades:
- WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRQC (92.5 FM; ESTERO, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAFC-FM (99.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
- WGCU-FM (90.1 FM; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
- WJCB (88.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
- WBIY (88.3 FM; LA BELLE, FL; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Southwest Glades:
- WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
- WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
- WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
- WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
Southwest Glades on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: U. S. Postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories (population 5,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas (pop. 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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